U.D.O.'s forthcoming album Steelhammer - produced by leader/former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider and Fitty Wienhold - will be released on May 21st in North America and May 24th in Europe via AFM Records. The band have uploaded footage from the studio featuring Francesco Jovino pounding out the drones for the new album. Check out the footage below:



"Our new album is a real battering ram," Udo says. "That's why we have chosen this cover. It really shows best that U.D.O. is pure heavy metal! U.D.O. is back!"



The editions and tracklistings of the album are as follows:

Normal CD:
'Steelhammer'
'A Cry Of A Nation'
'Metal Machine'
'Basta Ya'
'Heavy Rain'
'Devil's Bite'
'Death Ride'
'King Of Mean'
'Time Keeper'
'Never Cross My Way'
'Take My Medicine'
'Stay True'
'When Love Becomes A Lie'
'Book Of Faith'

Digi-Pack:
'Steelhammer'
'A Cry Of A Nation'
'Metal Machine'
'Basta Ya'
'Heavy Rain'
'Devil's Bite'
'Death Ride'
'King Of Mean'
'Time Keeper'
'Never Cross My Way'
'Take My Medicine'
'Shadows Come Alive' (bonus track)
'Stay True Stay You'
'When Love Becomes A Lie'
'Book Of Faith'

Japanese Version:
'Steelhammer'
'A Cry Of A Nation'
'Metal Machine'
'Basta Ya'
'Heavy Rain'
'Devil's Bite'
'Death Ride'
'King Of Mean'
'Time Keeper'
'Never Cross My Way'
'Take My Medicine'
'Stay True Stay You'
'When Love Becomes A Lie'
'Book Of Faith'
'Dust And Rust' (bonus track)

A new audio preview can be heard below:





U.D.O. will hit the road in April for a rare North American tour. Dates are as follows:

April
9 - Amityville, NY - Ollie's Point
10 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
11 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
12 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
13 - St-Ferdinand, QC - Style Metal
14 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
17 - Verona, WI - Heights Events Center
18 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
19 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
20 - Joliet, IL - Mojoe's
21 -Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
23 - West Hollywood, CA - Whisky-A.-Go-Go